Family tree Weening » Melis Hessels van der Molen (1847-1932)
Personal data Melis Hessels van der Molen
- He was born on April 18, 1847 in Kollum, gem. Kollumerland c.a. (Fr).Source 1
- He died on May 12, 1932 in Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr), he was 85 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen (Fr).Source 3
- A child of Hessel Bienings van der Molen and Janke Melis Boltjes
- This information was last updated on February 16, 2023.
Household of Melis Hessels van der Molen
He is married to Antje Jans Bonga.
They got married on October 27, 1883 at Westdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland, he was 36 years old.Source 4
Child(ren):
- Yttje van der Molen 1885-1938
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Sources
Geboorteregister 1847, Kollumerland c.a.
Overlijdensregister 1932, Achtkarspelen
https://www.graftombe.nl/names/info/254624/molen_van_der
Huwelijksregister 1883, Westdongeradeel
Historical events
Birthday April 18, 1847
- The temperature on April 18, 1847 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt regen . Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1847: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- January 16 » John C. Frémont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory.
- January 30 » Yerba Buena, California is renamed San Francisco, California.
- September 12 » Mexican–American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins.
- October 16 » The novel Jane Eyre is published in London.
- November 4 » Sir James Young Simpson, a Scottish physician, discovers the anaesthetic properties of chloroform.
- November 29 » Whitman massacre: Missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and 15 others are killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians, causing the Cayuse War.
Day of marriage October 27, 1883
- The temperature on October 27, 1883 was about 11.6 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- May 27 » Alexander III is crowned Tsar of Russia.
- June 16 » The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children.
- August 12 » The last quagga dies at the Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
- October 22 » The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.
- December 16 » Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.
Day of death May 12, 1932
- The temperature on May 12, 1932 was between 8.6 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
- January 1 » The United States Post Office Department issues a set of 12 stamps commemorating the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth.
- May 4 » In Atlanta, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion.
- May 20 » Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day.
- July 20 » In the Preußenschlag, German President Hindenburg places Prussia directly under the rule of the national government.
- July 29 » Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans.
- December 18 » The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans in the first NFL playoff game to win the NFL Championship.
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